We are looking for a Director of Technical Program Management to lead and grow our TPM function at a critical inflection point in the company's expansion. This is not a pure execution role - it is a strategic leadership position. You will be a peer to VPs and Sr. Directors across Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Executive Leadership, owning how we plan, execute, and govern complex programs that span the full ad tech stack: data collection, identity, audience platforms, measurement solutions, and third-party integrations.
You will own, build and develop a small but high-impact team of TPMs, establish the frameworks and operating model that scale with the organization, and personally drive the most complex, cross-functional programs. The right candidate brings deep engineering discipline, ad tech domain knowledge a plus, proven people leadership, and the organizational instincts to operate credibly at the senior leadership level.
WHAT YOU'LL DOOrganizational Leadership- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 2-4 TPMs, setting a high bar for program ownership, communication, and technical credibility.
- Define the TPM team's operating model - how programs are staffed, governed, escalated, and reported - and evolve it as the organization scales.
- Act as the senior-most TPM voice in leadership forums, representing program health, risk posture, and execution capacity to the CTO, SVP of Engineering and cross-functional peers.
- Drive hiring decisions, performance development, and career growth for the TPM team.
Program Strategy & Execution- Own the end-to-end program execution strategy for the technology organization's most complex, cross-functional initiatives - from annual planning through delivery.
- Define and enforce program governance frameworks: scope, milestones, dependency management, risk registers, and earned value tracking.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Data Science leadership to align program roadmaps with business priorities, capacity constraints, and strategic objectives.
- Drive the shift from bespoke, one-off execution to scalable, repeatable program infrastructure - ensuring teams build for hundreds of integrations, not one at a time.
- Personally lead the highest-stakes programs when complexity, risk, or organizational span demands senior TPM ownership.
Cross-functional Influence & Stakeholder Management- Operate as a credible peer to VPs and Sr. Directors - not just a coordinator, but a strategic partner with a clear point of view on tradeoffs, priorities, and risk.
- Communicate program status, risks, and strategic dependencies to the CTO,SVP of Engineering and executive leadership with clarity, precision, and appropriate urgency.
- Build and maintain alignment across Engineering, Product, Legal, Data, and Operations on programs that cut across organizational boundaries.
- Surface and resolve cross-functional blockers that cannot be handled at the team level - escalating with a recommended resolution, not just a flag.
Process, Tooling & Governance- Use of AI tools and skills for acceleration of automations from the perspective of TPM artifacts. Claude / Gemini / Cursor / Codex preferred
- Establish and continuously improve the standard TPM toolkit: program templates, RAID frameworks, status reporting cadences, and planning rituals.
- Champion Agile and scaled Agile (SAFe) practices across engineering teams, partnering with Engineering Managers to ensure methodology serves delivery - not the other way around.
- Ensure programs reflect regulatory and compliance requirements (GDPR, CCPA, privacy-by-design) as first-class planning inputs, not afterthoughts.
- Stay current on industry trends in ad tech, programmatic advertising, and digital measurement - bringing external perspective into internal planning.
WHO YOU ARE- 10+ years of experience in technical program management, with at least 5+ years in a senior or lead TPM role.
- Demonstrated experience managing and developing a team of TPMs - hiring, coaching, setting standards, and building a high-performance culture.
- Deep domain expertise in ad tech - including programmatic advertising, audience data platforms, measurement and attribution solutions, identity, and/or data product delivery. This is a hard requirement; candidates without ad tech context will not be considered.
- Proven track record operating as a peer to VPs and Sr. Directors - influencing strategic decisions, representing program risk at the executive level, and driving alignment across senior leadership.
- Expertise in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies with hands-on experience driving adoption across engineering organizations.
- Strong command of program governance: earned value metrics, dependency management, risk mitigation, and structured escalation frameworks.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication - able to adapt from engineering deep-dives to executive briefings without losing precision or credibility.
- Experience managing programs that span regulatory or compliance constraints (GDPR, CCPA, or similar privacy frameworks).
- Background in software engineering, computer science, or a related technical field - prior hands-on engineering experience gives strong credibility with technical teams.
- Experience with cloud-based data platforms, big data technologies, and/or real-time data pipeline infrastructure.
- Familiarity with ACR (Automatic Content Recognition), connected TV data, or OEM-level data collection.
- Experience managing TPM functions during periods of rapid organizational growth, M&A integration, or geographic expansion.
- MBA or advanced technical degree - valued but not required where equivalent experience is clear.
$225,000 - $275,000 a year
